Volunteer firefighters will now start receiving more money per call after the Evangeline Parish Fire District #2 approved the pay increase at its monthly meeting on Tuesday.
Twelve nights after Christmas is the Feast of the Epiphany which begins the Mardi Gras season.
On Thursday a hearing was held where the original charge against Dequince Brown was amended to lesser charges.
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The Ville Platte Gazette’s poll question two weeks ago, became more than just a poll question on Wednesday after the newsroom received an unexpected visit from Evangeline Parish Police Jury Secreta
Evangeline Parish once again generated some memorable stories in 2017, and Ville Platte was no exception
A suspect in an ATV theft that occurred in Pine Prairie was recently arrested, while a second suspect remains wanted by the village’s police department.
A coaching legend in the State of Louisiana who graced the sidelines of Soileau-Landry Field has passed away due to complications from cancer at the age of 78.
Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies, working with St. Landry Sheriff’s Office and Eunice Police have arrested a Eunice man on burglary charges, according to a news release from Sheriff K.P.
Former Evangeline Parish prosecutor Timmy Fontenot was disbarred by the Supreme Court of Louisiana on November 28, 2017, after the state disciplinary board found malpractice in his private legal wo